Movies Blog

I Am Legend was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on March 12th. I recently watched the Blu-Ray version, and while the picture quality, audio, and special effects were incredible, overall I was left unimpressed. As the third cinematic adaptation of Richard...

Morgan Spurlock, director of Super Size Me and the creator of the FX series 30 Days , tries to answer this question by traveling to the Middle East in search of the most wanted man in the world. After Spurlock finds out his girlfriend is pregnant, he...

A couple of friends mentioned this flick, so when I saw a copy on the NEW shelf, I grabbed it. I had imagined some dense foreign flick, and wasn't prepared for this wacky British combination of comedy and drama. Bruges, it turns out, is a town in...

This Science Fiction Channel hit remake of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was recently released as a 3-dvd set. Stars include Zooey Deschanel as DG (a Dorothy figure) and Richard Dreyfus as The Wizard. The movie website has a nifty comparison...

How can a movie gross $625,000,000 worldwide and yet get a 38% rating at Rotten Tomatoes ? One could say that there's no accounting for taste, but in this case I agree with the general public. I was lucky enough to get my hands on a copy of this DVD...

Although it appears less frequently than the companion "A Life in Books" feature (see Books Blog), Newsweek's " A Life in Movies" is an enjoyable glimpse into the cinematic likes and dislikes of well-known American and international...

If you are an Audrey Hepburn fan you've probably already seen all of her movies. I have not only seen them all but committed many of the scripts to memory. Plots are usually typical romantic comedy which in the hands of less talented actors would...

UPDATED 1/28 2:00PM: Earlier today, House Republicans defeated the proposed delay of the DTV transition. It's still set for February 17. Below is my original blog post, published on January 27. ANOTHER delay. Yesterday, the US Senate voted unanimously...

Thanks to a recommendation by my friend, I watched a stunning film this weekend. Set in a Castilian village somewhere in early 1940's rural Spain, this movie has won international acclaim as a masterpiece - labeled one of the greatest Spanish films...

After seeing it mentioned on one or two best movie lists, I decided to check out this 2005 film although I wondered if I would enjoy its story about a 1980s Brooklyn couple's decision to divorce and the resulting damage to their two sons. I was swayed...

I just saw Eddie Murphy 's recent DVD release on my iPhone , and I think it had a few moments where it wasn't half bad. While the story was hokey, the acting wasn't anything to mention, and even though the Razzies agreed it was one of the...

I did. Last night, actually. I'm usually all over graphic-novels-turned-movies because I like to see how the film industry interprets the books and how accurate the sets are. On this one, I was going to wait to see the movie until I had read the novel...

My favorite basketball movie is The Heart of the Game . By the end of this documentary, I felt like the Roosevelt Roughriders of Seattle were my team. I was cheering for these high school girls through tough practices and tougher games. Their coach is...

On my son's recommendation, Slumdog Millionaire was at the top of my list of "must-see movies". He had said it was one of the best movies he'd ever seen. I'd never even heard of it but promised to check into it. First I found an...

I guess the ads tipped us off that this was not your run of the mill spy thriller, but let me assure you that nothing about this Coen Brothers movie is run of the mill. Following the dark "No Country for Old Men," the brothers have returned...